Ray Winstone

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Ray Winstone
  • Birth Place: Hackney, London, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/19/1957, Aquarius
  • Profession: Actor
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Ray Winstone Fast Facts:
  • Joined the Repton Amateur Boxing Club in London at age 12 and won 80 out of 88 fights over 10 years.
  • Three-time London Schoolboy Champion.
  • Represented England twice as a welterweight.
  • Went to the movies monthly with his father; often they would sit through the films twice.
  • Enrolled at the Corona Stage Academy in 1974, but was expelled for puncturing the headmistress's tires (his revenge for being excluded from the Christmas party). 
  • First big role came when he accompanied a friend to an audition---and then was cast by the director---for 1977's British TV-movie Scum, which was so violent that it was banned by the BBC; it was released theatrically two years later.
  • Starred as a boxer named Kenny Fox in the 1980 British series Fox.
  • During an audition for the first Star Wars prequel, asked an unimpressed George Lucas if he needed a nap (Winstone did not get the part).
  • After twice being declared bankrupt, revived his career with a role in Kathy Burke's 1990 play, Mr. Thomas, which eventually led to a part in Gary Oldman's 1997 directorial debut, Nil by Mouth.
  • Ray Winstone Relationships:
  • Lois Winstone - Daughter
  • Jaime Winstone - Daughter
  • Ellie Rae Winstone - Daughter
  • Elaine Winstone - Wife
  • Raymond John Winstone - Father
  • Margaret Richardson Winstone - Mother
  • Ray Winstone Awards:
  • 1997 BAFTA Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1979 BAFTA Awards: Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles - Nominee
  • 2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
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